Strange concert line ups

[schwenko]

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[Dave]

Rapper Curtis Blow opened for the Clash at Pier 84 in New York.

Curtis blew.

[raserx]

I saw The Sugarcubes, P.I.L, and New Order In 1988. Imagine a snarling , spitting ,screeching Johnny Rotten in a Day-Glo orange suit giving way to New Order sedately playing their throbbing dance tunes. Talk about different styles.

[KYYX4ever]

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[Ollie Stench]

I didn't go to it, but I remember a show where Eddie Money opened for Cyndi Lauper.

At the concert in 1982 where I saw Blondie, Elvis Costello and (a then unknown) Duran Duran, The Greg Kihn band was also on the bill. That always struck me as kind of

[Branding Iron]

One of the strangest was my first concert at 13 in 1976:

- Bob Seger opened for Kiss! Seger hadn't quite hit it big yet and I remember my older brother telling me he was a great old rocker.

- Aldo Nova, Blue Oyster Cult and Kansas. Quite a varied

[nowhere girl]

In around 1990, I saw Exene(from X), open for Peter Murphy. Although both acts would be considered to be outside of the mainstream, she did get a bit of heckling from the mostly goth crowd. It was one of the stranger pairings of artists in a concert tha

[Hondo]

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<br>Jimi Hendrix opened for the Monkees!
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[patchyfogg]

I still remember the Nassau Coliseum marquee with "SQUEEZE HOOTERS" on it. So, I gotta go with that one.

[bruiser]

sure, they were both synth bands, but i thought book of love opening for depeche mode was weird. i loved them both, but it was strange to go from the syrupy sweetness of susan asking the audience "you want to touch my roses?" as she tossed roses into the

[Otters Walk Among Us]

[quote][i]Originally posted by raserx[/i]
<br>I saw The Sugarcubes, P.I.L, and New Order In 1988. Imagine a snarling , spitting ,screeching

[Glen]

The strangest pairing I ever saw was UB40 and The Smithereens in Memphis.

[Dave]

[quote][i]Originally posted by patchyfogg[/i]
<br>I still remember the Nassau Coliseum marquee with "SQUEEZE HOOTERS" on it. So, I gotta g

[Borneojimy]

I forgot another one. Social Distortion & Sonic Youth opening for Neil Young.

[Moparmark]

Stevie Ray Vaughn opened for Men at work?What the f---.I,m not a reggae fan,Went to see the clash in 82 or 83(Terry Chimes was on drums again)and a band called Black Uhru? oppened.I know the Clash dabbled in reggae but for us four punkers it was a long op